ICYMI: Last week in esports June 17 edition Your weekly roundup from the world of esports. In this week’s ICYMI: Mordekaiser gets nerfed, Keanu shows up at E3, and some insane plays from the Taipei Major. Reworked Mordekaiser gets nerfed After just two days on live servers, thereworked Mordekaiserhas been hit by the nerf hammer.Both his base stats and his passive were affected. Just finalized our Mordekaiser Micropatch list (image below)....

Is TenZ preparing to star in his own manga and anime? The real perfect match. Tyson “TenZ” Ngohas decided to take his love of manga and anime to the next level by announcing his latest venture, Project T, a new webcomic published on his official website. TheSentinelsstar is arguably one of the biggest anime fans in esports. He hasrecommended a wide range of animeto binge watch. He is also a major supporter of the “anime buff,” where players use an image of an anime character as their profile photos on their social media accounts, taking inspiration from their favorite anime characters before their big matches....

JcStani is leaving 100 Thieves’ Valorant roster after just over a month Who will take his place? The 100 Thieves Valorant roster could be in for another shakeup. Noah “jcStani” Smith, who is currently on loan to the team from Pioneers, has said that he was just informed that he is not part of 100 Thieves’ future plans. JcStanijoined 100 Thieves alongside Sean “bang” Bezerrain late February during theVCT NA Stage 1 Challengers group stage....

Katy Perry’s new song ‘Electric’ is here to charge up Pokemon fans! This one will surely give us the sparks. Are you ready to jam to Pokemon and Katy Perry’s new song, “Electric?” The pop star just dropped fresh teaser photos and videos on her social media showing herself in platinum blonde hair and a crocheted top. Her name is styled in a way that resembles Pikachu’s signature yellow color and lightning bolt-shaped tail....

KAY/O reactions are in! Were these Valorant pros excited or skeptical? Is KAY/O broken or overrated? The best Valorant players from North America have weighed in and shared their initialKAY/Oreactions after having tested the agent prior to the release of Episode 3 Act 1. VCT Stage 2 Masters Reykjavik champions Shahzeeb “ShahZaM” Kahn, Tyson “TenZ” Ngo, and Hunter “SicK” Mims were all aligned about KAY/O. 100 Thieves’ Spencer “Hiko” Martin and superstar streamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek had other KAY/O reactions....

LEC Summer 2023: Schedule, format, tickets, where to watch Rise up, EMEA kings. The stakes have never been higher at the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) Summer 2023. The third split of season 13 is set to offer an impressive 180 championship points to the victor, a significant increase of 40 points compared to the Winter and Spring seasons. G2 Esports and MAD Lions claimed 120 championship points each during those seasons....

LilyPichu wants to fight Valkyrae in a charity boxing match Does the musician have a mean left hook? Power coupleLily “LilyPichu” KiandMichael Reevesfinally got to meet their Filipino fans atCONQuest Festival 2022, a renowned gaming and pop culture convention that was held on July 23-24 in Manila, Philippines. On day two, the Community stage held an open panel for Lily and Michael, where they answered questions from media outlets and audience members....

Melissa’s skills revealed, confirms she’s an introvert with dolls for BFFs Check out her Jujutsu Kaisen-esque Innate Domain! Melissa, the Cursed Needle, is the second hero inMobile Legends: Bang Bang’sForsaken Light series afterYin. A marksman with the ability to summon three cursed dolls, she adds another interesting skillset to the mobile MOBA game. Though seemingly simple to play, how you position Muddles will affect her damage output, which increases her skill cap and distinguishes good Melissa players from great ones....

MLBB S16 Patch 1.4.60 Breakdown: Four hero reworks and huge nerfs to Cecilion and Granger This patch also poured cold water on Flameshot. Season 16 has arrived and the second round of ranked play in 2020 is underway. Just a few weeks before, Moontonteased assassin reworksfor Natalia, Hanzo and Lancelot. Natalia is especially strong now, and has made a comeback into ranked play. New tank hero, Atlas, has also been released....

MPL MY/SG Week 3: Todak reigns over all Like a fish in water. Todak and Red Reborn both had a perfect record at the end of MPL MY/SG Week 2. Their clash on the first day of Week 3 meant that only one team would remain perfect — and that team was Todak, who defeated Red Reborn 2-1. They also went on to take down MPL MY/SG runner-ups, Geek Fam, in their second match of the week to maintain their perfect streak....

MrBeast helps 1,000 blind people see for the first time Good guy Jimmy! Aftersmashing Lamborghinisandliving in Antarctica, popular YouTuber Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson is now curing blindness around the world. In his latest video, the content creator teamed up with non-profit organization SEE International to help 1,000 people in need of vision care services. MrBeast sat down with one of the organization’s surgeons to talk about the type of blindness that they are curing....

November Dota 2 SEA roster shuffle-pocalypse: Who’s in and who’s out? Can’t keep up with last month’s roster changes? We’re here to help. November was a big month for South East Asia’s Dota 2 esports scene as many teams looked to add fresh talent to their rosters in preparation for the 2021 DPC season. Within the first week of the month, Carlo “Kuku” Palad, former captain of Geekfam was picked up by Smart Omega to oversee the Dota 2 roster as their new coach....

OG Seed prevail over Liquid in an insane 86-kill bloodbath The all-out brawl averaged almost two kills per minute. OG Seed continue to prove that they are worthy of their organization’s name as they dominated Team Liquid, 2-0, in their group stage matchup at the Dota Summit 12. After being blindsided by OG Seed in a game one that ended in just 22 minutes, Liquid looked to bounce back with one of their signature teamfight-heavy lineups with Michael “miCKe” Vu on Riki, Maximilian “qojqva” Bröcker on a mid Ember Spirit, Samuel “Boxi” Svahn on Mars, Tommy “Taiga” Le on Earthshaker, and Aydin “iNSaNiA” Sarkohi on Grimstroke....